SMU Chamber Singers to present Homecoming Concert Thursday

WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary’s University Chamber Singers will present a Homecoming Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, at Chapel of Saint Mary of the Angels on the Saint Teresa campus.

The 24-voice select ensemble, directed by Dr. Patrick O’Shea, is currently touring Provence, France as part of their 2009 Concert Tour. Tour highlights include performances at Cercle Naval de Toulon (Vauban) and Salle Tino Rossi, Les Pennes Mirabeau. The Chamber Singers will also serve as the guest choir for Mass at the Église de Notre-Dame de l’Assomption de Lambesc.

Repertoire will include a cappella works by Nystedt, Byrd, Debussy and Stanford; English madrigals; and a world premiere of “Due Sonetti di Petrarca,” composed by Dr. O’Shea especially for this tour.

For more information, call Dr. O’Shea at (507) 457-1598.